I. ˈkämˌrad, -_rə̇d, -ˌraa(ə)d, Brit sometimes ˈkəm- or -ˌrād noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French camarade group of soldiers sleeping in one room, roommate, companion, from Old Spanish camarada, from cámara room, from Late Latin camera — more at chamber
1.
a. obsolete : one that shares the same sleeping quarters as another
b. : one that shares the same fortunes or experiences as another : intimate friend : companion
an old comrade of fishing and hunting days
— used as a form of address among members of the British Labor party and trade unions and among certain American organizations of a nonpolitical nature
c. : comrade-in-arms
his fallen comrades
2.
a. : communist
the party had forbidden all comrades to go to court — Paul Hofmann
— used as a form of address
a speech by Comrade Jones
b. : a person with or suspected of communist or leftist tendencies
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to associate in comradeship
the gentlemen comraded it with the yeomen — Adrian Bell